From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
UN says 9 staffers killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees tells AP that nine of its staffers have been killed in retaliatory Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since Saturday, with several killed late yesterday.
“The protection of civilians is paramount, including in times of conflict,” says Juliette Touma, director of communications of the agency, known as UNRWA. “They should be protected in accordance with the laws of war.”
Touma says the strikes killed the UN staffers at their homes across the territory. She also says that 18 UNRWA schools-turned-shelters were damaged in the bombing and that its headquarters in Gaza City was also damaged, without causing casualties.
Israel launched the strikes after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel massacring hundreds of people.
